Online platform's time-stamped sign language update on August 12 at 21:45
The Perseids meteor shower peaked on the night of August 12–13, 2025, offering a dazzling display of shooting stars to stargazers across the globe. Despite the presence of a bright waning gibbous moon, which somewhat reduced the visibility of fainter meteors, the Perseids put on a spectacular show.
During the peak, Earth passed through the densest debris trail of comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, resulting in many bright meteors and occasional fireballs. The peak activity window was around 7-8 Universal Time on August 13th, which corresponded to late night to early morning hours in North America, the best times to view the meteor shower. Although moonlight reduced the total number of visible meteors to perhaps 10-20 per hour from the typical 40-50 under dark skies, the Perseids still delighted stargazers worldwide with their bright streaks and long-lasting earthgrazing meteors early in the night.
Regarding the state of police stations, a police union issued a warning, but further details about the dilapidated conditions were not available in the search results.
In other news, Halle, Germany, introduced its digital emergency doctor accompaniment for the first time. The German Broadcasting was the news source for this report, but no additional information about the service was provided in the search results.
For more information about the police union's warnings or Halle's new digital emergency medical service, a more targeted search specifically on those topics is recommended.
[1] https://www.space.com/41704-perseids-meteor-shower-2025.html [2] https://www.nasa.gov/feature/perseids-meteor-shower-peaks-this-weekend [3] https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53834801 [4] https://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/perseids-meteor-shower-2025-peaks-tonight/ [5] https://www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=13&month=08&year=2025
In the general news, while the Perseids meteor shower captivated stargazers around the world, weather conditions were not reported in the provided articles. On the other hand, news about a digital emergency doctor service being introduced for the first time in Halle, Germany, was available, but specific details about the service were scarce.
